Science and its history : a reassessment of the historiography of science / by Joseph Agassi.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Springer, c2008.
Descrizione fisica:
XXI, 514 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; 253
Contiene:
Indice: Abstract. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Chroniclers in the courts of science: preliminary essays on the traditions and the history of science. Introductory note: On studies and their motivations. First preliminary essay: On the desirable standard of publication. Second preliminary essay: On the desirable standard of criticism. Third preliminary essay: on the desiderable standard of popular science. Fourth preliminary essay: on the merit of flogging dead horses. Concluding preliminary essay: On the sifting of the grain from the chaff. 2. Towards an historiography of science 3. Historiographic essays 4. Historical essays. Index of names
Gattei, Stefano 1970- Recensione].